YSRC Happy with TD-BJP Discord in Dharmavaram Assembly Seat
9 months, 3 weeks ago

YSRC Happy with TD-BJP Discord in Dharmavaram Assembly Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

As per the agreement between the TD-JS-BJP alliance, Dharmavaram constituency has gone to the BJP, which is fielding former MLA G. Suryanarayana from the seat.But TD in-charge of Dharmavaram Paritala Sreeram is opposing the candidature of Suryanarayana, who quit TD soon after facing defeat in the 2019 polls and joined BJP, along with Rajya Sabha member Sujana Chowdary and C.M. Ramesh.Dharmavaram constituency is highly factional with decades’ old history of rivalry between two families – Paritala and Gangula families, whose family heads from past three generations have been killed in violent fights.Paritala Ravindra, father of Sreeram, had once been the dominant player in the Dharmavaram area. Paritala Ravindra has been acting as TD party in-charge for past five years after his mother Sunitha shifted to the Rapthadu assembly constituency.Though Paritala Sreeram had reportedly been assured by party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu that Dharmavaram seat will be allotted to him, the constituency has ended up going to the BJP as part seat sharing between the three parties.Further, Suryanarayana has succeeded in convincing the BJP high command to allot Dharmavaram constituency to him. The former TD MLA is even using photos of Chandrababu Naidu for the past few weeks to strengthen his candidature from Dharmavaram.However, neither Paritala Sreeram nor other TD cadres are happy with Suryanarayana’s candidature from Dharmavaram, though they may relent in case BJP fields a candidate other than Suryanarayana.All this has come as a sweet augury for YSRC candidate and sitting MLA K. Venkatrami Reddy.

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Rift in BJP Karnataka: Vijayendra, Yatnal Camps Clash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rift in BJP Karnataka: Vijayendra, Yatnal Camps Clash

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The BJP’s defeat in the recent by-elections in Karnataka, losing all three contested seats, has only deepened the sense of crisis within the party. The growing factionalism, marked by a divide between state president BY Vijayendra and Bijapur MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has exposed cracks that workers fear could hinder the party’s long-term revival. Vijayendra, son of former CM …

AP: Two Former MLAs Distance Themselves from YSRC
5 months ago

AP: Two Former MLAs Distance Themselves from YSRC

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Two prominent YSRC leaders Pendem Dorababu of Pithapuram and Parvatha Purnachandra Prasad of Prathipadu in Kakinada district, both former MLAs, have distanced themselves from the YSR Congress Party. Dorababu told Deccan Chronicle that he had served Pithapuram constituency for two and half decades. The former MLA requested Pithapuram MLA and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan to carry out development …

Vijayawada: 6 TD Cadres Booked for Attack on YSRC Leader
5 months ago

Vijayawada: 6 TD Cadres Booked for Attack on YSRC Leader

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Penuganchiprolu police registered a case against six TD workers for allegedly attacking YSRC activist Ginjupalli Srinivas Rao of Nawabpet in Penuganchiprolu Mandal uner Jaggayyapet constituency. YSRC leader and former Jaggayyapet MLA Samineni Uday Bhanu demanded that Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu stop the attacks on YSRC cadres in Jaggayyapet constituency and punish those TD leaders and cadres who attacked …

YSRC may back NDA in Lok Sabha Speaker election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

YSRC may back NDA in Lok Sabha Speaker election

Deccan Chronicle  

The YSRC is likely to extend its support to the BJP-led NDA for election of the Lok Sabha Speaker in Parliament on Wednesday.Though the YSRC leadership is yet to announce the decision officially, reports suggest that the party having four MPs in the Lok Sabha would extend its support to Om Birla, the NDA nominee. YSRC sources said the BJP …

TDP gets back its glory in Vizianagaram district
7 months ago

TDP gets back its glory in Vizianagaram district

The Hindu  

The Telugu Desam Party, which was completely routed in all Assembly seats in united Vizianagaram district, got back to its glory with 100 percent electoral results, thanks to the party’s spirited fight against ruling YSR Congress Party in all the constituencies. Vizianagaram MP candidate Kalisetti Appala Naidu also won the seat with a margin of over 2 lakh votes by …

Andhra Polls See Surge of Debut Winners
7 months ago

Andhra Polls See Surge of Debut Winners

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in AP presented a mixed bag for first-time candidates. In the Udayagiri assembly segment, an intense battle between two debutants – Kakarla Suresh of the TD and Mekapati Rajagopal Reddy of the YSRC - saw the TD candidate registering a maiden win. Among two first-timers in Chittoor assembly segment, V Vijayananda Reddy …

YSRC's Krishnadas has edge in Narasannapeta Assembly contest
7 months, 4 weeks ago

YSRC's Krishnadas has edge in Narasannapeta Assembly contest

Deccan Chronicle  

Former deputy chief minister Dharmana Krishnadas looks all set to win the Narasannapeta seat in Srikakulam district for the fifth time, with majority of the local bodies in the area already represented by the YSRC.A close confidant of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Krishnadas won the Narasannapeta seat in 2004 and 2009 on Congress ticket and the 2012 bye-election …

An electoral battle in the corridors of power that is set to go down to the wire
8 months ago

An electoral battle in the corridors of power that is set to go down to the wire

The Hindu  

The Vijayawada Assembly constituency is set to witness an intense electoral battle with candidates of both the YSR Congress Party and the Telugu Desam Party leaving no stone unturned to emerge victorious. Mr. Vishnu secured 70,721 votes while Mr. Umamaheswara Rao secured 70,696 votes. This time around, while Mr. Babu Rao is again in the fray on a CPI ticket, …

Stage Set for Fierce Contest in Chodavaram, Elamanchili Seats
8 months ago

Stage Set for Fierce Contest in Chodavaram, Elamanchili Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Chodavaram and Elamanchili constituencies, where Telugu Desam Party has traditionally held sway, are set to witness a fiercely contested electoral battle in the upcoming May 13 elections, with YSRC posing a formidable challenge. In Chodavaram, a stronghold of the TD for many years, the contest is between YSRC's Karanam Dharmasri and TDP's K.S.N.S. However, Dharmasri's persistence and YSRC's rising …

TD, YSRC and BJP never worked for the development of Vijayawada city: Babu Rao
8 months, 1 week ago

TD, YSRC and BJP never worked for the development of Vijayawada city: Babu Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

Baburao, the CPM Vijayawada central candidate, criticised the Telugu Desam, YSRC, and Bharatiya Janata Party for not working towards the development of Vijayawada city. During an election campaign held on Saturday in various divisions, Baburao demanded that these parties clarify the initiatives they have undertaken for the city's development during their respective tenures. Accompanied by CPI and Congress leaders, Baburao …

TD VP Ramakrishna Reddy joins BJP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TD VP Ramakrishna Reddy joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Telugu Desam state vice president Nallamilli Ramakrishna Reddy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the central office at Vijayawada in the presence of the party observer Siddharth Nath Singh and the party state president Daggubati Purandeswari on Tuesday night. After joining the party, the BJP leaders have given B.Form to Ramakrishna Reddy to contest from Anaparthi constituency. As per …

YSRC Women Confront Prominent Leaders of NDA Alliance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

YSRC Women Confront Prominent Leaders of NDA Alliance

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Several prominent women from the YSRC have stepped forward to challenge top leaders of the NDA alliance in the present elections. In Mangalagiri constituency, Murugudu Lavanya under the YSRC's banner is taking on TD leader Nara Lokesh. In Hindupur, YSRC leader Deepika is set to contest against Nandamuri Balakrishna, a two- time winner in 2014 and 2019, while in …

YSRC Fields Strong Candidates in Vizianagaram, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam and Parvathipuram
8 months, 3 weeks ago

YSRC Fields Strong Candidates in Vizianagaram, Gajapathinagaram, Kurupam and Parvathipuram

Deccan Chronicle  

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YSRC, TDP nominees in Rajampet constituency face non-cooperation from dissident leaders
8 months, 3 weeks ago

YSRC, TDP nominees in Rajampet constituency face non-cooperation from dissident leaders

New Indian Express  

KADAPA : Contestants of the ruling YSRC and the tripartite alliance in Rajampet Assembly constituency of Annamayya district seem to be facing non-cooperation from the aspirants, who have been denied party tickets, in the poll campaign. Sitting YSRC MLA Meda Mallikarjuna Reddy did not get the ticket this time, but he was compensated by the party leadership by sending his …

Several TDP leaders join YSRCP in the presence of Jagan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Several TDP leaders join YSRCP in the presence of Jagan

The Hindu  

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Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Tensions Flare as Poll Campaign Turns Violent in Ongole

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashes erupted between YSRC and Telugu Desam supporters during an election campaign at Samatha Nagar in Ongole, Prakasam district, on Wednesday night. Kavya, daughter-in-law of YSRC MLA Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, who is contesting the elections, was campaigning in the first line of Samatha Nagar. Former TD MLA and party’s candidate Damacharla Janardhana Rao also reached Samatha Nagar. Chief electoral …

TD-JS-BJP leaders make last minute changes to field winning candidates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

TD-JS-BJP leaders make last minute changes to field winning candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Jagan Leads Party Without Much Revolt Despite Refusal of Tickets and Change of Constituencies

Deccan Chronicle  

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TD’s Kotla Gets Breather Ahead of Battle in Dhone
9 months, 2 weeks ago

TD’s Kotla Gets Breather Ahead of Battle in Dhone

Deccan Chronicle  

After TD chief N. Chandrababu Naidu intervention, a reconciliation has been brought between arch rival Kotla and KE groups. Following this, Telugu Desam’s Dhone in-charge Subba Reddy has dropped his threat of contesting from the constituency as an independent candidate.Thus, senior TD leader and former union minister Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy has no rival from within the party who may …

Padmanabham to Rally Forces in Prathipadu
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Padmanabham to Rally Forces in Prathipadu

Deccan Chronicle  

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Factionalism Threatens Telugu Desam's Prospects in Tirupati Assembly Segment
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Factionalism Threatens Telugu Desam's Prospects in Tirupati Assembly Segment

Deccan Chronicle  

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Jana Sena to make its presence felt in Godavari districts
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jana Sena to make its presence felt in Godavari districts

Deccan Chronicle  

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11 months ago

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP announces three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

India TV News  

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11 months, 1 week ago

Three Ramachandras in Contest for Punganur Assembly Seat

Deccan Chronicle  

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YSRC suspends four of its Vizag corporators
11 months, 3 weeks ago

YSRC suspends four of its Vizag corporators

Deccan Chronicle  

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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Nurtures Next Gen Leaders for 2024 Elections
11 months, 3 weeks ago

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Nurtures Next Gen Leaders for 2024 Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

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YSRCP puts special focus on defeated seats in Srikakulam district in 2019 general elections
11 months, 4 weeks ago

YSRCP puts special focus on defeated seats in Srikakulam district in 2019 general elections

The Hindu  

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National party joining hands with TD, JS to run down YSRC, says minister Ramesh
1 year ago

National party joining hands with TD, JS to run down YSRC, says minister Ramesh

Deccan Chronicle  

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YSRC incharges wait for auspicious time to start campaign
1 year ago

YSRC incharges wait for auspicious time to start campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

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Minister Nagarjuna Terms BJP and its AP President as B Team of TD
1 year ago

Minister Nagarjuna Terms BJP and its AP President as B Team of TD

Deccan Chronicle  

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YS Sharmila set to join Congress on January 4
1 year ago

YS Sharmila set to join Congress on January 4

Hindustan Times  

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Clarity on YSRC candidates to emerge by Sankranti festival
1 year ago

Clarity on YSRC candidates to emerge by Sankranti festival

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Coordinator for YSR Congress north Andhra region, YV Subba Reddy, has said MLC Vamsi Krishna Yadav has left the YSRC to join the Jana Sena because of personal reasons. Subba Reddy also said a few other party members have resigned from the YSRC due to personal reasons. Responding to questions on reports that Subba Reddy was working as a …

YSRC cadres confused over candidates, waiting for final decision from high command
1 year ago

YSRC cadres confused over candidates, waiting for final decision from high command

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The upland area of East Godavari district is known for political strategies. Three days ago, the YSRC high command was set to give its green signal to Parvatha Janaki Rani of Sankavaram village in Prathipadu constituency in place of present MLA Parvatha Purnachandra Prasad. Janaki Rani’s family members started meeting the party cadres and leaders of the constituency. The …

TD, JS will be routed in AP polls: YSR Congress medical wing
1 year ago

TD, JS will be routed in AP polls: YSR Congress medical wing

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The YSR Congress' medical wing has claimed that the recent Assembly election results in Telangana where the Jana Sena and Telugu Desam failed to win a single seat will be replicated in Andhra Pradesh in 2024. President of YSR Congress, NTR district medical wing, Dr. Ambati Naga Radhakrishna Yadav said the Jana Sena had TD's support for the Telangana …

YSRC Would Retain Power, Claims Kodali
1 year, 1 month ago

YSRC Would Retain Power, Claims Kodali

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: YSR Congress MLA and former minister Kodali Venkateswara Rao claimed on Thursday that “none can defeat the ruling YSRC” in Gudivada constituency. Commenting on the celebrations by the TD after the Congress win in the Telangana state, the MLA said NTR had floated Telugu Desam Party against the Congress but the TD leaders were shamelessly celebrating a Congress victory …

YSRC takes lead in choosing candidates from Tirupati district
1 year, 3 months ago

YSRC takes lead in choosing candidates from Tirupati district

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The ruling YSRC has surged ahead of its rivals, in particular Telugu Desam Party, in selecting its candidates for the upcoming assembly general elections in Tirupati district. Party’s regional coordinator and Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy met district party leaders and members of all seven constituencies for two days. Thereafter, a decision has been taken on three more …

YSRC General-Secretary Questions Jana Sena\'s Leadership Role in Telugu Desam Party
1 year, 3 months ago

YSRC General-Secretary Questions Jana Sena\'s Leadership Role in Telugu Desam Party

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: YSRC general-secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy has asked whether the Jana Sena has taken over the leadership of the Telugu Desam. Addressing the media here on Thursday, Reddy said, “Pawan Kalyan says the Telugu Desam Party has become weak and that it has run out of resources. TD leaders should admit that TD is weakened.” Ramakrishna Reddy said there was …

YSRC's Yarlagadda Venkata Rao quits, to join TD
1 year, 4 months ago

YSRC's Yarlagadda Venkata Rao quits, to join TD

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: YSRC leader Yarlagadda Venkata Rao of Gannavaram assembly constituency, who lost the election in 2019, has decided to leave the ruling party and join the opposition Telugu Desam. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Venkata Rao openly requested TD chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu to give him a chance to contest from Gannavaram on TD ticket in the coming elections. …

Heads to roll as BJP likely to adopt 'Gujarat model' in Karnataka candidates' selection | OPINION
1 year, 8 months ago

Heads to roll as BJP likely to adopt 'Gujarat model' in Karnataka candidates' selection | OPINION

India Today  

In what appears to be a huge gamble, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to adopt the “Gujarat model” for the Assembly elections in Karnataka and replace a large number of its sitting MLAs with new faces in the polls scheduled for May 10. The ‘dynasty’ issue The BJP’s parliamentary board had finalised about 175 names so far, but …

Veerraju takes a dig at Kanna for joining TD
1 year, 10 months ago

Veerraju takes a dig at Kanna for joining TD

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP BJP chief Somu Veerraju took a dig at former BJP senior leader Kanna Lakshminarayana for switching his loyalties to Telugu Desam. Moreover, Veerraju observed, any leader of importance would have worked for the development of the party under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and got BJP to power in Andhra Pradesh in the ensuing polls, instead …

TD aims to break YSRC\'s hold in Ramachandrapuram
1 year, 11 months ago

TD aims to break YSRC\'s hold in Ramachandrapuram

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The Telugu Desam is aiming to break the political influence of the YSRC and MLA Thota Trimurthulu in Ramachandrapuram assembly constituency. Thota Trimurthulu has a strong hold over the constituency since 1994, when he was first elected from there as MLA as an independent candidate. Later, Trimurthulu joined the YSRC, functioned as the Mandapeta constituency incharge and got the …

BC leader quits TD in Mangalagiri
2 years, 4 months ago

BC leader quits TD in Mangalagiri

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Telugu Desam received a set-back in Mangalagiri constituency as its main leader Ganji Chiranjeevi resigned from the TD, alleging that there was no place for BCs in the party. Notably, party chief Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh, who was defeated in the Mangalagiri seat during the 2019 elections, is aiming to win the seat in the 2024 polls. …

YSRC starts screenings for assembly poll candidates
2 years, 6 months ago

YSRC starts screenings for assembly poll candidates

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The ruling YSR Congress has started a screening process to choose suitable candidates for the assembly elections in 2024, in segments where the party lost in the previous elections. Former minister and YSRC firebrand leader Kodali Venkateswara announced defected MLA Vallbhaneni Vamsi as YSRC candidate from Gannavaram during the party plenary. Konaseema YSRC district president Sateesh Kumar, during the …

YSRC announces support to BJP aspirant Draupadi Murmu
2 years, 6 months ago

YSRC announces support to BJP aspirant Draupadi Murmu

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Reddy has extended his YSRC party’s support to the NDA presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, the first tribal woman to hold the exalted post if she wins. The Opposition parties including Telugu Desam had demanded that the YSRC pressurise the BJP government to sanction Special Category Status for AP in lieu of its support to …

Andhra Pradesh: TDP eyeing Kamalapuram seat as Veerasiva gets closer to party
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: TDP eyeing Kamalapuram seat as Veerasiva gets closer to party

The Hindu  

The Telugu Desam Party, which is betting big on winning the Kamalapuram constituency of Kadapa district in the ensuing elections, got a shot in the arm with the former MLA G. Veerasiva Reddy calling on the party’s State Secretary Kasibhatla Satya Sainath Sharma at the latter’s residence on Sunday. The meet assumes significance in the wake of Mr. Veerasiva Reddy’s …

Parties in race to acquire voters\' mind space in AP
2 years, 7 months ago

Parties in race to acquire voters\' mind space in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP is bristling with Yatras by rival political formations targeting each other even as perceptions are that the ruling YSRC is unbeatable on the electoral front, if the series of recent elections were any indication. It has embarked on a house-to-house visit styled as Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam and a Samajika Bheri Bus Yatra, while the main Opposition Telugu …

Roadshows, rallies banned in North Goa amid Covid surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Roadshows, rallies banned in North Goa amid Covid surge

India TV News  

The ruling BJP has managed to contain dissent in most areas in the run up to the Goa Assembly polls scheduled for February 14, but four seats, including the prestigious Panaji constituency, continue to be a cause for worry. In Panaji, Utpal Parrikar, the son of former chief minister and BJP's tallest leader from Goa so far late Manohar Parrikar, …

YSRC’s strategy to field deceased MLA’s widow gives them edge in Badvel bypoll
3 years, 2 months ago

YSRC’s strategy to field deceased MLA’s widow gives them edge in Badvel bypoll

Hindustan Times  

It’s advantage for ruling YSR Congress party in the bypoll to Badvel constituency in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district, with primary opposition Telugu Desam Party opting out of the contest and two other contenders – Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress not having enough strength to fight the battle. Jana Sena Party established by popular Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan declared that …

Bihar polls: JD(U) names 115 candidates; Chandrika Roy contests from Parsa, ex-DGP Gupteshwar Pandey loses out
4 years, 3 months ago

Bihar polls: JD(U) names 115 candidates; Chandrika Roy contests from Parsa, ex-DGP Gupteshwar Pandey loses out

Firstpost  

Pandey, who had hit the national headlines in the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, may yet ontes the Valmiki Nagar LS bypolls or get a berth in the legislative council Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad’s ‘samdhi’ Chandrika Roy has been nominated by the JD from his traditional Parsa Assembly seat, but name of the former DGP Gupteshwar Pandey …

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